Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
यस्तस्याः प्रतिगृह्णाति पाणिं पार्थिवसत्तम । षण्मासाभ्यंतरे मृत्युं स प्राप्नोति नरो ध्रुवम्
yastasyāḥ pratigṛhṇāti pāṇiṃ pārthivasattama | ṣaṇmāsābhyaṃtare mṛtyuṃ sa prāpnoti naro dhruvam
اے بہترین بادشاہ! جو کوئی مرد اس کا ہاتھ نکاح میں قبول کرے، وہ یقیناً چھ ماہ کے اندر موت کو پہنچتا ہے۔
Brāhmaṇas
Listener: pārthiva-sattama (the king)
Scene: A courtly scene: sages/wise counselors warn a king about a dangerous bride; the atmosphere is tense, with the king seated on a throne, attendants and lamps casting long shadows.
FAQs
Dharma requires prudent action informed by wise counsel; ignoring grave warnings can hasten suffering and death.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of a narrative embedded within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.
None; the verse states a consequence tied to marriage with the viṣakanyā.